Background
IV, John Fletcher Elder, was born on September 18, 1961 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of John Fletcher III and Carlyn Marie (Lang) E.
IV, John Fletcher Elder, was born on September 18, 1961 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of John Fletcher III and Carlyn Marie (Lang) E.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 1983. Master of Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering, University Virginia, 1993.
Intern, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, summer 1978; junior fellow, United States Geological Survey, Vienna, Virginia, summer 1979; programmer, Adaptronics, Inc., McLean, Virginia, summer 1980-1982; research scientist, Barron Associations, Inc., Standardsville, Virginia, 1984-1989; director research, Delta Finance, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1989-1992; research assistant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1989-1993; research scientist department computational and applied mathematics, Rice U., Houston, 1993-1995; adjunct faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1996. Consultant Security Capital Management, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1993, Rosemont Management, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1994. Chief scientist Vantage Consulting, since 1995.
Camp counselor Boy Scouts American, Goshen, Virginia, summer 1977. Member missions committee, director international ministry Trinity Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, 1988-1993. Administrative board directors 1st United Methodist, Houston, 1993-1995.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (technical chair system, man and cybernetics society, adaptive learning system group since 1995), American Statistical Association, Order of Penguin.
Married Elizabeth Hinson, December 22, 1984. Children: Catherine Jean, John Fletcher V, Anna Ruth, Rebecca Grace.